About Me

Throughout my life there have been two constants, my desire to help people and my passion for art. By bringing this foundation to the world of User Experience design, I believe I can enhance people’s lives by leaving a positive impact.
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 Growing up, my hands were permanently stained with every color marker. I carried around my bag of supplies wherever we went. My bigger sister is painter so, I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be immersed in a variety of arts from a young age. The early exposure has evolved into my love of storytelling, specifically through shape and color. Unfortunately, as I grew older and became more involved in my schoolwork, I became increasingly distant from art. I found a new desire for travel, which led me to study tourism management and have the opportunity to travel around the world.
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After graduation, I began working as a sales manager and consultant in a travel agency. The majority of our work there consists of sitting down with our customers to understand what they require and to plan an itinerary that will allow them to have the most fascinating experience possible. I had to conduct research, plan their trip based on the research, and then bring everything together to create a cohesive itinerary based on their personality. Working in an environment that involves knowing customers and being creative to solve their problems, as well as all my travel to different cities and seeing Barcelona's wealth of natural wonders and artistic treasures or Ancient Roman art reminded me of my childhood ambition to become a designer. I decided to change my career and to follow my dream that is how I started studying User Experience Design at the Pensive program by combining my knowledge and my passion for design.   
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Having earned my UX/UI Design certificate from Thinkful I am fully skilled at all aspects of the job such as research, wireframes, visual design and branding, and high-fidelity prototypes. Besides developing original user-friendly design concepts and communicating with clients to identify their goals and needs, I learned to apply different research methods depending on the information that we need to help design the best experience for users. Moreover, my experience creating both mobile applications and websites from scratch at Thinkful gave me a priceless opportunity to learn the true nature of UX/UI Design especially the visual design aspect. In addition to all the skills (e.g., research, wireframing, prototyping, usability tests, some coding) that were gained, I learned to be persistent and solve problems in creative ways. I am a collaborative team player who is always searching for new opportunities to impart valuable insights. Finally, I am a native Persian speaker with a proficiency in English.